A mall like none other? We’ll be the judge of that

A rendering of the new Westfield Centre, as seen from the fourth floor.

Sept. 28 — that’s when the gigantic Westfield San Francisco Centre that’s rapidly coming together on Mission Street will open. The tenants are still being added — a day spa was announced last week. Century Theatres, SF State, SoCal grocer Bristol Farms and a flagship Bloomingdale’s will suck up thousands upon thousands of square feet apiece.

It’s billed itself as “like no other place,” but why, exactly? Because it’s taking up nearly the whole block and incorporating the old Emporium dome? We’re wondering if downtown needs yet another Aldo, Bebe or Banana Republic? We suppose they’re just catering to the market — there will also be a Clark’s and Geox, presumably for tourists who underestimated the amount of walking they’d be doing in San Francisco and are desperate for more comfortable shoes.

American Eagle “modern sportswear” concept Martin + Osa will try to attract 25 to 40-year-olds, while the Gap’s Forth & Towne will try to win back 35- to 55-year-old women, particularly since the Gap proper seems to be going after teens these days — “Color rocks?” Give us a break! Hoodies? Polos?? What year is this again?

Meanwhile, H&M’s conquest of the Bay Area continues. A new store opened at Sun Valley mall in Concord a few weeks ago, another comes to Walnut Creek next month, and, as rumored, Westfield will be getting one — but it’s strictly children’s clothes, a clerk said last week. That’s just as well — we can see lots of potential trampling danger at the Powell Street store.